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... I have the 2 HP Doerr motor and factorymation sales support confirmed it met all the specs for the motor. I has worked perfect for 2 years now and no complaints. I wired a 3 way switch to it to control fwd and reverse to compensate when I change from High to Low. Like you, I took off the on/off hanging bar but left the original power switch on the side of the head as I like the way it looks. But I wired through it to the VFD and control the power with the 3 way switch I mounted by the VFD on the right side of the machine on an extended arm/platform that my mill came with...
The most significant thing I had to do was to replace the spindle bearings. About a year after I had been using it and was starting to get more in tune with the tolerances of the machine I started taking measurements and unfortunately noticed that I had 2 1/2 thou (.0025) run out at the base of the spindle. I could actually move the spindle by hand with an endmill mounted (not powered of course). So I ultimately decided to have Wells replace the bearing and the reground the R8 inside taper as well. Got it back and the runout was at 2 tenths (.0002) which is right at or better than the spec so this was quite a relief. It cost ~$900 but shipping was $150 of that...
Lastly (for now), I have just completed removal of the head and pulled all of the auto-down feed gears and cleaned then reassembled. I recorded as much of the process as I could and am still in the process of editing the footage into something I could post as a reference to others down the road.
Wife was recording the video… her comment: “Oh my… neighbors are going to love you… that is loud! Is that running all the time!!??”Good job! Might be the microphone, but seems loud. Is it loud in real life?
Ear muff time. Loud noise causes cumulative hearing damage. Is the noise source primarily the air exhaust port? If so, make a muffler!Wife was recording the video… her comment: “Oh my… neighbors are going to love you… that is loud! Is that running all the time!!??”
No honey, only when I am changing a holder tool/bit…
Yeah, kind of louder than I expected. But sooooo easy now to change holders…